News:
January Mac Tools Giveaway - December 4 2023Tags: [GMRS]
Thank you for your continued support and participation in our West Texas Pathfinders GMRS Net. We are thrilled to announce that the generosity of our community members, like Kevin Bolen, is helping us enhance our emergency network.
Mark your calendars for January, as we kick off the new year with another exciting opportunity for our dedicated members. Tune in to our GMRS Net for a chance to win the Mac Tools 32 piece ratcheting bit set donated by Kevin.
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Ares Net Merging With District - November 12 2023Tags: [General]
Lubbock County ARES Net Announcement Beginning Monday November 13, 2023 we will no longer have a separate net for Lubbock County ARES. The net will merge with the district RACES/ARES net on KZ5JOE 444.450 +5 114.8 at 8:30pm local time. This will accomplish a couple of goals.
Bring the wider community into our weekly net. Allow for expansion of the GMRS net which is now regularly meeting longer than 1hr. 73 and see you at 8:30pm Monday!
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GMRS Radio Giveaway - November 11 2023Tags: [GMRS]
GMRS Radio Giveaway As a “Thank you” to all the participants of the West TX Pathfinders GMRS net on Monday nights a radio giveaway has kicked off.
Between now and Christmas 2023 a NET will be chosen as the giveaway net. During that NET a random participant will be chosen as a winner of the radio.
Monday Night GMRS NET: The West TX Pathfinders Net meets every Monday evening at 7:00PM local time on channel 20 repeater, 462.
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KS5Z @ ARRL Sweeps 2023 Recruiting - November 8 2023Tags: [Contesting]
KS5Z Contest Team recruiting! When: November 18-20, 2023 Where: KS5Z QTH What: HF Radio Contest Who: All licensed Amateurs More Info:
https://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes
If you are interested in getting some contest experience you are invited to participate in the 2023 ARRL Sweepstakes Contest! Please get in touch with Terry KS5Z for more information. You can join our slack server and message him there, or reach out to me at Cliff - at - lubbockhamradio dot org and I’ll put you in touch.
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KS5Z @ CQ WW SSB 2023 - November 8 2023Tags: [Contesting]
The contest team at KS5Z had a successful run at the CQWW SSB contest October 28-29. The team ran the contest from Terry’s home QTH in Lubbock, TX with Terry (KS5Z), AF5KV, K5BEK, K5LCL, K8TE, KE5PDK, and KG5ZYP. The station consisted of an Icom 7610, and the multiple beams and 40m dipole that Terry has at his QTH. The Lubbock community is thankful to be represented in these contests and with a station/setup like Terry’s it is always a fun way to get involved with a setup like most only dream of.
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New Gmrs Net Coming - November 11 2023